The Origins of English
Britain was invaded by three Germanic tribes called the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. The three tribes brought their language to Britain during the 5th Century AD. They crossed the North Sea (Denmark and northern Germany today). During that time, the people of Britain, spoke a Celtic language. They were pushed west and north by the invaders, into Wales. “Englaland” was were the Angles came from. “Their language was called ‘Englisc’”. That is were the words England and English came from.
At 55 B.C, Julius Caesar invaded Britain, this brought Britain into Western civilization. At around 43 A.D, Emperor Claudius invades Britain. During this time, the Romans begin to rule Britain, bringing Latin, Greek, and Christianity. At 410 A.D to 449, Visigoths attacked and took over Rome. The Saxons helped the ruler of the Britons and brought Low German into Britain. There were many languages and people in Britain, which lead them into eventually talking in Anglo-Saxon English. In 1066, William the Conqueror invades Britain. Norman French is then brought and mixes into the Anglo-Saxon language, forming Middle English. |
Other poems written in the style of Anglo-Saxon epic:
A poem that is also written an Anglo-Saxon epic is Briana's Bold and Brave. The poem is about the daughter of a king named Ariel. She was a strong women that only focused on battle, but also on becoming the next ruler. She fought, Ursula, a monster from sea, and many others and got crowned the ruler.
A second example is A War of Two Heroes, by Armando. The poem is about a team consisting of Ruben, son of Obama, and Mando, son of JC Ontiveros, fighting together in order to defeat the aliens.
A poem that is also written an Anglo-Saxon epic is Briana's Bold and Brave. The poem is about the daughter of a king named Ariel. She was a strong women that only focused on battle, but also on becoming the next ruler. She fought, Ursula, a monster from sea, and many others and got crowned the ruler.
A second example is A War of Two Heroes, by Armando. The poem is about a team consisting of Ruben, son of Obama, and Mando, son of JC Ontiveros, fighting together in order to defeat the aliens.